I'm assuming (which makes an ___ out of you and me...) that this is why I occasionally see references to people saving their chippies, but I don't see for what classes/builds this is mainly useful for.

Single-pass mainly where you don't have the option of running Pindle Normal until Steeldriver drops (yay me today!)?

Don't the ilvl restrictions come out to prevent the most sought-after affixes?

Single-pass mainly where you don't have the option of running Pindle Normal until Steeldriver drops (yay me today!)?

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I play strictly single-pass untwinked, and this method is by far the most reliable to get a decent Cruel elite weapon for the endgame, either for character or for merc. I think at least half of my rogue mercs have used a Cruel Crusader Bow somewhere along the way (magical Crusader Bows can be gambled around Act II Hell, if youÂ´ve done full clears on /p8 in Normal and NM). If you have an Act II merc, you can simply hit Hell Fara a lot of times and buy a magical War Pike to cube. (She sells Ghost Spears too, but then your merc needs some special gear to meet the insane DEX requirement...).

If you use a muling program, you can get so many rolls because you can save up hundreds of chippies (and sometimes I have also used regular/flawless gems when the chippies didnÂ´t produce anything good).

Another use of these recipes is to try to roll an Arch-AngelÂ´s orb. Any elite orb or Swirling Crystal can get it.